Means of carrying umbrellas, walking-sticks, and the like



June 1924. 1,498,287

E. NEWMAN MEANS OF CARRftiING UMBRELLAS, WALKING STICKS, AND THE LIKE Filed May 15, 1922 Patented June 17, 1924.

UNITED STATES EBENEZER NEWMAN, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

MEANS OF CARRYING UMBRELLAS, WALKING-STICKS, AND THE LIKE.

Application filed May 15, 1922. Serial No. 561,047.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EBENEZER NEWMAN, a subject of the King of England, residing at 1 and 3 Leonard Street, City Road, London, E. C. 2, England (whose post-office address is 1 and 3 Leonard Street, City Road, London, E. C. 2, England), have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Means of Carrying Umbrellas, WValking- Sticks, and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object, the pro-- vision of a secure means, and at the same time a convenient one, of carrying umbrellas, parasols, walking-sticks and the like.

Hitherto walking-sticks in some cases have been provided with loops attached to the upper end in order that the loop may encircle the wrist, and so prevent the dropping or loss of the stick. These loops have been made with leather, and similar inelastic materials. Therefore the loop had to be made extra large to allow the hand to pass through, and the result was that the loop was frequently slipping down over the hand again, and so did not provide that security which was intended.

My invention consists in the attachment to umbrellas, walking sticks, and the like of an expanding loop of coiled wire. The loop can by this means be made of such a size as will securely fit the wrist, and it will with equal security, and comfort, grip any part of the arm. There will thus be no possibility of the loop slipping, and allowing ones stick or umbrella to fall and cause inconvenience, loss or accident.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows the upper part of the stick of an umbrella or a walking-stick with my invention applied thereto, and

Figure 2 is a detached detail view showing the manner of securing the ends of the loop preparatory to attachment to the stick.

In these drawings A represents the upper part of the stick, B the expansible loop of coiled wire made up in the usual way, 0 is an eyelet, screwed into the stick to receive the loop B which passes freely therethrough, and D is a fastening device for the ends of the loop being made-of some easily bendable metal, such asGerman silver, ada ted to be inserted into the'open ends of the lbop.

The device D is bent over upon itself as shown in Figure 2 and the ends are passed up into the interior of the loop B one end of the device being passed into one end of the loop. Each end of the device is then passed through between the coils to the outerside of the loop and bent over back upon itself in hook form as shown in Figure 2.

When so attached to the'ends of the loop B, the device D is firmly secured to the stick by a pin passed through the two hooks D and the bent over double thickness of the metal. After attachment the joint is covered with an ornamental covering such as the plaited ring E.

The elastic member B is held close to the handle of the stick A by the eye C slid-ably receiving the member near the bight therein.

The eye in no way afiects the elasticity of the member, but cooperates therewith when the arm of the wearer is in the loop, so that the elasticity of the member acts on the eye and the stick so that the handle of the stick is held in close relation to the arm so that swinging and canting of the umbrella or cane is prevented.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat ent is p 3 A carrying loop for sticks, comprising a strip'of elastically extensible material bent in loop form, a wire connector having its terminals engaging the ends of said strip and'extended beyond said ends to permit of connecting said terminal and thereby the strip ends to the stick.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses this 4th day of May 1922.

EBENEZER NEWMAN.

IVitnesses BERNARD GoLBY, NORA F. WRIGHT. 

